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2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 139 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religious education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Religious Education in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 ’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is $16,646 for Illinois Relgious Ed students with aid.

Read full report on Religious Education at Moody Bible Institute

#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Olivet Nazarene, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $20,195 for Illinois Relgious Ed students with aid per year to attend Olivet Nazarene.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Education at Olivet Nazarene

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 ’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois relgious ed students with aid list, TIU Illinois has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $21,204 for illinois relgious ed students with aid per year to attend Trinity International University - Illinois.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Religious Education at TIU Illinois

#4

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s relgious ed degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $25,358 for Illinois Relgious Ed students with aid per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois

#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $35,407 for illinois relgious ed students with aid per year to attend Loyola Chicago.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Loyola Chicago Religious Education Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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